Designation:D5883−18StandardGuideforUseofRotaryKilnProducedExpandedShale,ClayorSlate(ESCS)asaMineralAmendmentinTopsoilUsedforLandscapingandRelatedPurposes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5883;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisguidecoversthematerialcharacteristics,physicalrequirements,andsamplingappropriateforthedesignationoftherotarykilnproducedexpandedshale,clayorslate(ESCS)materialasamineralamendment.1.2ThepresenceinthetopsoilofthepropernutrientandpHlevelisnecessaryforhealthyplantgrowth.Thisguidedoesnot,however,coveradeterminationofthenutrients,northeiravailability.2NOTE1—Thenutrientcontentoftopsoilisimportantandthechemicalsusuallyevaluatedarenitrogen,phosphate,andpotassium.Nutrientdefi-cienciesmaybecorrectedbyusingfertilizers.Excesssolublesaltsshouldbeexaminedastotheirdesirability.Theacidityoralkalinityofthesoilisalsoimportant.Excessaciditymaybecorrectedbytheapplicationoflimedust.Excessalkalinitymaybecorrectedbytheapplicationofsulfurorothersuitableacidifyingcompounds.Thelatteritem,inadditiontoloweringpH,alsocouldbeconsideredasanaggregatewhenconsideringtheparticlesizedistribution.1.3Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesafterSIunitsareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisguideoffersanorganizedcollectionofinformationoraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthisg...
